GE2020 Hot Spots: East Coast GRC no stranger to tight PAP-WP contests, but stakes are higher now

SINGAPORE — In the past two General Elections (GEs) in 2011 and 2015, the East Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) — spanning areas such as Bedok, Changi Village, Kampong Chai Chee and the island of Pulau Ubin — was the scene of keen electoral tussles between the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) and their main political rival, the Workers’ Party (WP).